United in Grief: Two Widow's Perspectives - and so much more, in this edition of Salty

, immerse yourself in the stories of others, with seven new unique essays included this email edition of Salty.

Welcome to Salty - a free newsletter that passes the mic to women, trans and nonbinary people to tell their own stories in their own voices. We rely on memberships to survive. Please support if you can.❤️ Trans Healthcare is Cis-Dominated; That Needs to Change "Although a medical transition isn't in the cards for everyone, it is for me. For a lot of people, the first step is getting a gender dysphoria diagnosis." Read more United in Grief: Two Widow's Perspectives "Losing a partner is cruel, unnatural. You don't just lose your soulmate; you also lose your sense of home, your identity, your future. This loss changes you." Read more Only In The Stillness Of 2020, I Realised I'd Been Assaulted "But a different realisation came over me - a suppressed memory that only really began to creep in once I sat still." Read more The Many Roadblocks to Loving My Fat Trans Body "I told myself that the only way my identity could be valid was to achieve androgyny, and the ultimate way to reach that goal was through thinness." Read more 7 Gender Affirming Activities for Transwomen in the Closet "Whatever your reason may be for being in the closet, there are ways to make you feel good about yourself and to make you feel feminine, without putting your circumstances at risk. From living with my parents, a balding frat boy, and a foreign exchange student who only referred to me as "the ladyboy in the other room," here are seven ways that have brought me gender euphoria even when living out and proud wasn't the safest option." Read more Seize the Means of Seduction: How Sex Work Taught me to Value my Time "In capitalist societies, sex workers are almost universally people whose labor is devalued, systemically." Read more The Power of Mentors In the Queer community "I don't know if she realised it at the time, but those weekly car rides saved my life." Read more READ MORE STORIES ON THE SALTY WEBSITE Salty needs just 800 more members to survive You are one of 50,000 people who subscribe to Salty, but less than 3% of our readers pay for it. We won't paywall Salty because we believe it is a resource that everyone should have access to - but there are real costs associated with running this platform, and at this point, we can't cover them all. We need your help to keep going.  Will you become a supporting member today? Choose What You Pay $4.99 / month $9.99 / month $19.99 / month $55 / yearly $100 / yearly $200 / yearly FREE MEMBERSHIPS for BIPOC and Disabled People Manage my Membership © 2020, Salty, 266 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Unsubscribe